codanna

Name: codanna Review
Item: codanna
Rating: 3.8
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Development Solid

Works inClaude Code

Solid Scanned — metadata only

Enables AI coding agents to access real-time code context and intelligence locally, reducing latency, dependency on external APIs, and security risks from se…

Local code intelligence MCP server and CLI for AI coding agents

Ask Claude to analyze your local codebase and explain what a specific function does
Generate documentation by having Claude review code files and create summaries
Automate code reviews by running Claude against your repository to find potential issues

710 starsApache-2.0 (commercial OK)Free

Why it matters

Enables AI coding agents to access real-time code context and intelligence locally, reducing latency, dependency on external APIs, and security risks from sending proprietary code to third-party services.

Best for

Engineering teams integrating AI agents into CI/CD or local development workflows requiring offline code analysis and reduced external dependencies.

Works in

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Source

https://github.com/bartolli/codanna

By bartolli

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

claude plugins install bartolli/codanna

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Analyze my local codebase and explain what a specific function does

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars710Contributors16Last updated2026-07-25LicenseApache-2.0 (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-07-25 · scanner v1

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Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 710 GitHub stars; 16 contributors; last commit 0d ago; license Apache-2.0.

Things to check

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

4/5

Versatility

4/5

Reliability

4/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.85 / 5.00 SolidEvaluatedJul 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 710 GitHub stars; 16 contributors; last commit 0d ago; license Apache-2.0.

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